This scholarship is meaningful to me because, in a year of hardship and adversity, it shows that good and even great things are still happening. Thank you.

I plan on taking a gap year during which I will continue working as a Pharmacy technician, solo travel, and earn my private pilot’s license.

It was a blessing to receive this scholarship, as it makes it easier for my parents and I as I continue to pursue an education at Multnomah University. Thank you for the generosity and the privilege of receiving this help.

After graduation, I plan to continue to strive for excellence and honor those that guided me through my journey. My ultimate dream/plan is to work for Nike.

Thank you so much for your generosity! This scholarship is very meaningful to me because my financial resources are very limited.

After graduation, I plan to apply to medical school, and pursue my dream of becoming a physician!

This scholarship helps me with my financial struggles in school. College is extremely expensive, and scholarships help me to manage and pay off my education debt. I want to say a BIG thank you to Costco Wholesale for supporting students during their higher education journey.

I plan to take my NCLEX to get my nursing license to work. With experience, I later want to become a scrub nurse or a travel nurse.

First, thank you so much for giving this amazing gift. It took me by surprise and the financial support is much needed. With this scholarship, I can keep working on school worry free about tuition and other expenses and it makes my life much better. As a first-generation and coming from a low-income family, I surely have to think critically about what I spend my money on. This scholarship has made my mind and family’s minds ease a bit, so thank you so much!

Hopefully go to law school! Of course, it’s much deeper than that, but that’s my main goal. I hope to become a criminal lawyer…or maybe a family law attorney, still debating.

This scholarship is meaningful to me because it allows me to continue my education with financial support. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to receive support!

Start my master’s program in mental health and counseling and continue my education to become a sports psychologist

This scholarship is meaningful to me because it helps me cover the cost of my college fees, and it also allows me to be able to run track at my school! Thank you to Costco Wholesale and The Alliance for helping me during this time.

After graduation, I plan to go into real estate as my profession!

This scholarship was meaningful to me because it helps me get closer to becoming a teacher. Thank you so much.

I plan to teach at an elementary school.

Thank you so much for this gift. This scholarship will provide me with the resources I need to further pursue my goals. I can't describe my appreciation in words, but just know that this will greatly help me and my family.

I intend to go to a graduate/medical school and train to become a physician. It's my dream to help people and I feel the best way for me to do that is through a medical-related career. Although I’m undecided on the exact position I want to pursue, I'm confident that I'll discover my calling in due time.

This scholarship was meaningful to me because it helped me pursue my dream of becoming an electrical engineer. Without generous support like that of the Costco Wholesale Scholarship, it would be much more difficult to pursue my dream. Thank you for aiding me in pursuing my dreams with your generous support!

Getting a job after I graduate is my main goal. I want to learn new skills and further my knowledge so I can advance my career in electrical engineering. After spending a few years in the industry, I may go to graduate school to help further my knowledge. I will then look to see if I can get a job at a big company like Texas Instruments, Apple, or Intel.

I am grateful to have been selected as a recipient of this scholarship because it allows me to work less hours and focus on my studies and additional educational opportunities. Thank you for your thoughtful and generous gift of the Costco Wholesale Scholarship!

After graduation, I plan to get experience as a registered nurse, for at least a few years, before going back to school to further my education.

This scholarship is incredibly significant to me because, without it, I would not be able to afford attending college. I'm so grateful for this monetary support, which has allowed me an honestly life-changing four years at a wonderful, supportive school. Thank you so much to those who help organize this scholarship and especially thank you to Costco Wholesale for making my college experience possible. Your generosity truly means the world to me.

I don't currently have solid plans for after graduation. I'm interested in traveling because I didn't get the chance to study abroad because of COVID-19. I might apply for graduate school, but I can't decide if I want to pursue math or chemistry. I might work in a chemistry research lab for the time being while I decide on higher education.

This scholarship is meaningful to me because I’ve been working hard my whole academic career, while being a student athlete, dealing with family troubles, and having my own personal mental health struggles. Receiving this scholarship shows me that my hard work and constant dedication has been recognized. I am very grateful and I appreciate it. Thank you very much!

After graduation, I plan to get involved in admissions counseling or counseling of some sort.

First, I am honored to be one of this year's recipients of the Costco Wholesale Scholarship. This scholarship was meaningful because it helped me reduce my tuition and gave my parents a sense of relief. Since COVID-19 began, we have been worried about this year's tuition cost and other university expenses, such as books. The Costco Wholesale Scholarship has helped me save money for future school tuition payments and additional university fees. Thank you for your generosity in funding the Costco Wholesale Scholarship. Your willingness to help students continue their education makes all the difference for first-generation students like me. Thank you!

I moved to this country when I was twelve years old. In my middle school, there were some student-teachers. When they presented themselves, they said what university/college they were attending. My student-teacher was attending Linfield College. I always remembered that name. Then when I visited my aunt for the first time in twelve years, I saw Linfield on the other side of the traffic light and my family drove by Linfield many times. Whenever I would visit my aunt and pass by Linfield University, it felt like I belonged there. I felt a need to attend that college. Although I never visited, I knew that Linfield was going to be home. Linfield was my dream college. I chose the Education major because, since I was a little girl, I wanted to help children master concepts and find their passions. Also, when I moved to this country, my teachers helped me in innumerable ways. So, I always wondered how to thank them, and I soon realized that I could do so by following their pedagogical model. As a thing of the destiny, I had a Hispanic teacher in high school that attended Linfield, and he told me that they had a great Education program. And here I am, making sure I will have a classroom full of happy and energized students in the future.

After graduation, I plan to teach at any local elementary school that has an open position for first to fifth grader teachers. After teaching at an elementary level, I want to teach at a middle school level. I want to teach in the middle school I once attended. I will also be looking for pedagogical and non-pedagogical volunteer opportunities within my school and community. Another thing I plan to do after I teach for several years, is to visit countries that need educators. As I spend more time teaching, I will have more goals to add to my list.

This scholarship is meaningful to me because it has helped me continue my education at Linfield University. I am so close to completing my education at Linfield and I would like to thank you for this scholarship. You have given me a sense of financial security and have allowed me to keep focusing on my education.

I chose Linfield University because it's close to home and I wanted a small campus community. Due to the small campus size, I can connect better with professors, which helps me further my education and get the help I need.

After graduation, I plan to work in public accounting and study to become a CPA. I would like to give back to my community by offering my tax services to the Latino Community in Spanish, the language they feel the most comfortable communicating in. I also plan to stay local and someday work in the wine industry.

This scholarship is meaningful to me because I am able to continue my education through the tough times we are all going through due to the pandemic. Thank you for helping me be one step closer to accomplishing my dream of being the first person in my family to graduate from a university.

This scholarship has given me the opportunity to solely focus on my studies and education. If it weren't for the Costco Wholesale Scholarship, I would have to balance work and education which would cause a lot of stress. Thank you for this award. I truly appreciate it.

I was not expecting to receive any awards at this point into the semester. Thank you very much for helping me get a step closer to graduating and being the best teacher I can be to our wonderful Oregon kids! Thank you for your compassion and generosity.

Thank you for this scholarship! This was meaningful to me because of the surprise that it was. I am very grateful to receive this award, as it helps me financially pursue my degree and dreams. I am very blessed by the Lord, and He has blessed me with this scholarship.

After graduation I plan to either go for my masters at Seattle University, as they offer a Sports and Entertainment master’s degree. I hope to work in the PNW for a professional sports team, such as the Seahawks or the Trailblazers or, honestly, any professional sports team. I would love to be a part of the operations side of sports, connecting and creating last relationships with people and players.

I chose this college because I believe in a Christian education before I go out into the world and work. Corban University also offered my major (Sports Management and Administration). Corban University is also close to my hometown, only a 3-4 hour drive from Kirkland, Washington. When I visited, I fell in love with the campus and the education it offered.

As a first-generation student of immigrant parents, paying for, or let alone attending college, was not always part of my future. As I got older, I realized how important it is to go to college, so I am able to provide for my family while working in a field that I care about. This award has tremendously helped me pay for my education and I want to thank everyone who was able to make this possible!

As a recipient of the 2021-2022 Costco Wholesale Scholarship, I wanted to first thank you for funding this scholarship. As a sophomore at Pacific University, planning on majoring in psychology, I needed extra funding to continue my education. I was close to dropping out due to insufficient funds. Yet, this opportunity has been a major blessing in not only being able to continue my career path but also follow my dreams without having to stress about how I will pay for my tuition. This scholarship means more than the absolute world and I am thankful every day for your support. Thank you so much for helping a first-generation, Latina college student in not only making her dreams come true but helping her with the funds needed for college.

The scholarship means so much to me because with it I am unable to continue pursuing my dream of attaining my bachelor’s degree. I would like to thank everyone who has been involved in making this happen for me. Not only do I personally appreciate it, but my family does as well. I am a first-generation student who is trying to set the bar high for the next generation and, with this scholarship, it’s possible. Therefore, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I chose to attend Linfield University because of the small class sizes and the connections I made with the professors. When I applied to the Linfield, I wasn’t set on going to a small school, but after touring there I realized how beneficial it would be for my personal education to be in a setting where I can get the one-on-one focus that I need from a professor. With that one-on-one help, I chose international relations as my major. When I first started at Linfield, I thought I wanted to do pursue a different area of study, but after being unhappy and talking to the right people, I concluded that it’s okay to change your mind and do something that ultimately makes you happy. I chose international relations because I have always found a deep appreciation for politics, but also for foreign affairs. I think that this world is too small to just focus on American politics. There’s so much more out there that makes the world work the way it does, and I would love to eventually be a moving piece in that.

After graduation my dream is to work for Amnesty International in different parts of the world.

I cannot thank you enough for this scholarship. It's been a tough year with COVID being a factor in our everyday lives and, just like everyone else, the pandemic has taken a toll on me and my family. Prior to attending school, I had depended on my athletics and of course academics to pay for most, if not all, of my expenses. After moving onto campus, I learned that you could not stack athletic scholarships. This was a big shock to me, being that I was willing to put myself through two sports if it meant paying for school. I had to take action fast and request a loan. This scholarship supports my financial needs and takes a huge weight off of my shoulders. I am so very grateful to be receiving this scholarship.

This scholarship is important to me because it gives me the financial support to continue my education, a dream of mine that I had put on hold for a long time. Thank you for providing me with this scholarship and allowing me to continue my education.

After graduation, I am hoping to get a job in the emergency department practicing social work.

This pandemic has been rough and the financial stress on me and my family has increased. This show of care for students is truly appreciated as we all work to move forward out of the pandemic. It is greatly appreciated when companies like Costco supporting educating people, including myself.

I am a very creative person and am very interested in mathematics and engineering. Further, I wish to be in a career that allows me to exercise my creative freedom in a materially tangible way. I hope to evolve technology and work in engineering which presses for a sustainable and advanced future.

Thank you very much for choosing me as a recipient of the Costco Wholesale Scholarship. I really appreciate the effort to help me continue my education in psychology so that I can become a therapist for young adults and children. With the hardship of losing my father, financial stability is a worry, but this scholarship helps to ease that burden. Thank you, once again, in aiding me in pursuing this degree so that I can achieve my goal to assist others through therapy.

I plan on going to graduate school so that I can become a counselor.

Thank you for your support! My goal in life is to earn my bachelor’s degree and make it count. College is such a financial roller coaster and, with this scholarship, I am able to continue working toward my dream in getting that bachelor’s degree with fewer twist and turns.

I chose Pacific because it is close to home, it has a welcoming environment, and is full of staff that have so much care and love for their students (especially those in the music department!). I have had an amazing circle of piano instructors, vocal coaches, and choir directors that have taught me so much about music and how to use my voice.

Start my adult life and get myself settled into something stable (car, apartment, a job that pays the bills) and then start auditioning for theatre and vocal opportunities, as well as posting videos on all my social media to get my voice and face out to the public.

This scholarship provides me with the funds needed to afford my education. Thank you for helping me to continue my studies in Christian ministries and biology.

Apply for graduate level nursing programs with a focus in advanced health population nursing.

I want to acknowledge Costco Wholesale and say thank you for the scholarship that was gifted to me. It means a lot because this money helps contribute to me being a first-generation college student who was not raised in the richest of households. I can now accomplish my goals while also bettering future generations.